Multiple criteria R&D project selection and scheduling using fuzzy logic

Computers and Operations Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 207-220

  Coffin, Mark A ^a   Taylor III, Bernard W ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0037519305     PISSN: 03050548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0305-0548(96)81768-0     Document Type: Article

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